Death's Head

[EKman]

Greetings Fellows,
I picked this cap up today from a local vet along with a WWII German artilery NCO visor cap. I was hoping that someone could tell me something about this.
I have posted it in the Imperial Forum, but I was hoping that someone here might be able to tell me something about the Death's Head and maybe a little about this cap.
Thanks
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[EKman]

A Close View

Here is a close up of the skull and the cockade. I dont know much about this stuff, but I have a sneaking suspicion that the cockade is not orriginal. But, I will let you guys give me your opinions about that.
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[Gary Wood]

I think Robin will probably be able to tell you more about this, to me looks like there is a cockade missing,
cheers,
Gary

[Brian S]

This has been posted and reposted in almost every area on the forum?

[Robin Lumsden]

The cockade is original - as worn by Prussian non-commissioned ranks on their muetzen.

There is a cockade missing from the top - probably the red/white/black national cockade.

The totenkopf looks OK but the picture is not enough to make a definitive judgement. You'd need to remove it for a look at the back, and that's always fraught with danger,

As for the cap itself - looks like a peaked cap with the peak removed.

I think what this is is a 'tampered with' old cap made to look like something used by the Iron Division.